Using the enemy as cover

[BigLEE]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2009/01/literal-human-shield.html


Transcript from an Israeli news show, while showing reconnaissance video of a firefight:

# Here are the two terrorists,circled in red, hiding behind bushes
# The soldiers, circled in blue, approach ...
# without knowing they're so close to the terrorists
# And here is the first terrorist
# He identifies the soldiers...opens fire...but doesn't hit them
# The two officers immediately attack, the other soldiers descend from the scene
# The officers attack and kill one terrorist...
# meanwhile they don't notice the other terrorist
# the other terrorist throws a grenade...it explodes...but doesnt hit
# and then the two officers attack him
# the terrorist throws a second grenade
# and now pay attention to what the company commander does...
# he picks up the terrorist from the bushes
# and uses him as a human shield against the grenade
# the explosion kills the terrorist but not the officer
# lets see this scene again...
# the officer sees the terrorist, runs to him...
# --the terrorist throws a grenade at him--
# ...and then simply with two hands
# the officer raises the terrorist in the air
# and uses the body of the terrorist as a shield from the exploding grenade
# the encounter ends with a lightly wounded officer and two dead terrorists.

[slade the sniper]

I love Israel! Don't know if he was using Krav Maga, but it seems like something it would teach...

-STS

[Jefffar]

A good desperation move and since he was using an enemy combatant as cover, rather than a POW or civillian, nothing at all wrong with it.

[mellowmaveric]

The only good enemy combatant is a dead enemy combatant.